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About 12 City Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 City Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2020 for £575,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 12 City Road.
- Aug 2013ConservatoryFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2020)
£575,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other City Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 12 City Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,528
Street avg £4,557
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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